Greenbrier State Park
Maryland State Park
Write a Review 21843 National Pike Boonsboro, MD 21713 301-791-4767 Reservations: 888-432-2267 Official WebsiteGPS: 39.5361, -77.6164
Overview of Greenbrier State Park
Last Price Paid: $24
Reported by skhallig on 10/22/2023
Longest RV Reported: 28 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by Beerboy on 6/14/2021
Number of Sites 165
Reservations yes
Elevation 918 ft / 279 m
Tent Camping Yes
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Dave asked on 1/17/2021
Will the campsites at Greenbrier State Park accommodate a 27’ travel trailer?
Reviews of Greenbrier State Park 15 people have reviewed this location.
“Nice park with a great swimming lake, but not my favorite campground”
Reviewed 7/19/2018
Nightly rate: | $27 |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Site Number: | 7 |
RV Length: | 24' |
We stayed in the Cedar Loop, site #7. Site was partially shaded, more private than many others in the loop, but still not very secluded. Nice and level. Hardly any space between sites. Definitely one of the more tightly-packed MD state park CGs. Luckily, we were there during the week, so it was not crowded at all, and reasonably quiet.... more
We stayed in the Cedar Loop, site #7. Site was partially shaded, more private than many others in the loop, but still not very secluded. Nice and level. Hardly any space between sites. Definitely one of the more tightly-packed MD state park CGs. Luckily, we were there during the week, so it was not crowded at all, and reasonably quiet. Had we been there on a weekend, I can only imagine that the crowds and noise would have driven me crazy.
Bath house was fine; very average as far as bugs and cleanliness. Only 2 or 3 shower stalls, IIRC; never a wait while we were there, but I imagine the lines are long on weekends. There was a relatively easy hiking trail from the campground down around the lake, with some nice, quiet little spots for fishing. To get to the sandy beach area of the lake, we drove, since we had 3 kids and a ton of crap to transport. The lake area is very nice, with tons of picnic spots in the shade. However, every single picnic table was in use, and the beach was pretty crowded, and we were there on a Wednesday! I can only imagine how packed it would be on a weekend. Despite the moderate crowds, we really enjoyed ourselves, and I think I liked it even better than the lake area at Cunningham Falls.
We didn’t venture outside the park, but there seems to be plenty to do in the area. Greenbrier is part of South Mountain Recreation Area, which includes a few other state forests, historic battlefield area, and even parts of the Appalachian Trail. Hagerstown and Frederick are also a short drive away, and both have everything you could want as far as restaurants, shopping, etc. are concerned.
Overall, I liked the park just fine, but it didn’t wow me. Again, the campsites were way too close together for my taste. The lake area was really nice, and I could see myself taking a day trip up for that, but not on a weekend. This is definitely one of the more popular state parks, and I would hate to drive over an hour to risk being turned away at the gate (beach frequently fills to capacity during the summer).
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“Always clean & quiet”
Reviewed 5/14/2018
Nightly rate: | $27 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | Cedar Loop 26 |
This park has sites with electrical hook up but only on the Cedar loop. There is a large man made lake that’s awesome for swimming and fishing. Unfortunately as of summer 2018 the dam that holds back the lake is under repairs and swimming will not be allowed this summer.
JrFan88 would stay here again
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“very nice park with lake to cool off in”
Reviewed 9/25/2017
Nightly rate: | $21 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 22 cedar loop |
RV Length: | 22' (Class B) |
sites are kinda level and not too close together; lots of shade; bathrooms are clean and my one concern would be the showers as there were only two for the whole loop and during busy times I imagine that wouldn't cut it; but all-in-all a very nice park with trails and swimming and friendly helpful staff -- our $21 rate includes a sen... more
sites are kinda level and not too close together; lots of shade; bathrooms are clean and my one concern would be the showers as there were only two for the whole loop and during busy times I imagine that wouldn't cut it; but all-in-all a very nice park with trails and swimming and friendly helpful staff -- our $21 rate includes a senior discount and was a site with 30AMP service
jMon would stay here again
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“Good state park. Solid. ”
Reviewed 9/23/2017
Would stay here again.
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“Cute clean park”
Reviewed 8/26/2017
Nightly rate: | $30 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | 15 Cedar |
RV Length: | 18' (Travel Trailer) |
Well maintained and heavily used state park. We stayed 3 nights while visiting family in the area so most of our time spent in the campground was early morning and late evening. Cedar loop of the campground was nearly full over the weekend but the camp was quiet and peaceful. Other loops had more availability and were not a crowded.... more
Well maintained and heavily used state park.
We stayed 3 nights while visiting family in the area so most of our time spent in the campground was early morning and late evening. Cedar loop of the campground was nearly full over the weekend but the camp was quiet and peaceful. Other loops had more availability and were not a crowded. Cedar Loop where we were is the only pet friendly loop and also has 30 amp hookups. Water is available at spigots in the park and there is a dump station at the entrance of the campground.
Camping sites were small. The camping "pad" was tiny crushes gravel and most of these areas were level. Some sites had quite an incline to back up into the camping "pad." Sites have a fire ring and picnic table. The bath house was clean and maintained. The camp host cleaning fire pit between campers. He also raked the crushed gravel making the site well cared for.
A few things to note:
*The park has a gate at the entrance which is locked at night. You need to call ahead if you will be arriving late for the code. The lock is difficult to see at night, it is a combination code with the numbers imprinted into the silver metal. When hit with light from a flashlight the whole thing reflects light back at you making it difficult to see the numbers. This gate was being locked about 10 pm while we were there.
* There is a second gate at the entrance of the campground operated by a keypad. The campground office closes at "dusk." If you arriving after (or near) "dusk" and have reservations call ahead to get the code.
* There is a swim beach and large picnic area which are heavily used by local folks on weekends. The park did close the park to day use once the parking lots were full. They blocked off the left hand tuning lanes on Rt. 40 into the park. As campers they allowed us in, but we had to pass the park and turn around to make a right hand turn into the park. Not a big deal, but would have been a pain if we happened to be towing.
* Finally, we made online reservations ahead of time. Our paperwork said we were in site 15. Every loop has a site 15 but the registration paperwork didn't indicate which loop we were in. We arrived after the office was closed. We found our site by finding the only pet friendly loop and were thankful there were signs about that.
Overall, this is a great well maintained park. The registration process and getting in at night could be improved. An emergency first responder would have difficulty having access to the park at night.
Park is located near an Appalachian Trail parking/trailhead.
ReneeC would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- dry camping
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- fishing
- picnic area
- playground
- recreation trail
- swimming beach
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- dump station
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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